Zhou Dongyu

Biography

Zhou Dongyu, born in Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province, China. A graduate from the Beijing Film Academy, Zhou Dongyu rose to stardom for the leading role in UNDER THE HAWTHORN TREE (Berlinale 2010) directed by Zhang Yimou. She received the Golden Horse Award for best lead actress for SOUL MATE (2016) and the Best Actress at the 33rd Golden Rooster Awards, 39th Hong Kong Film Awards, 35th People's Hundred Flowers Awards for Oscar nominated BETTER DAYS (Berlinale, 2019), both directed by Derek Tsang. Her recent films included San Sebastian Film Festiavl official selection FIRE ON THE PLAIN (2021) and Cannes Un Certain Regard selection THE BREAKING ICE (2023).

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Acting

—		Animal World 2
—		Secrets By the Sea as Tong Yan / Shen Shaojie

2025

Fire on the Plain as Li Fei

2024

Strangers When We Meet as Chang Juan

2023		Trending Topic as Chen Miao
2023		Under the Light as Li Huilin
2023		Tainted Love as Zhou Ran
2023		The Breaking Ice as Nana
2023		Young People and Their Youth of China as Zhou Xiaoyu
2023		Born to Fly as 沈天然
2023		Tale of the Night as Lanzhou Girl
2023		Art College 1994 as Hao Lili (voice)

2022		2022年中央广播电视总台中秋晚会
2022		Ode to the Spring

2021		Embrace Again as Xia Xiao
2021		The Year of the Everlasting Storm
2021		Ancient Love Poetry as Shang Gu / Hou Chi
2021		A Fangirl's Romance as Gao Bei (young)
2021		The Break Away
2021		A New Awakening

2020		Unspeakable Love as Zhou Chun
2020		New World as Jia Xiaoduo

2019		The Protectors
2019		Life Choices
2019		Better Days as Chen Nian
2019		My People, My Country as Hospital Nurse (segment "Passing By")
2019		Youth China hits headlines as Journalist
2019		On the Balcony as Lu Shanshan
2019		Behind the Scenes as Bu Xiao Gu

2018		Kung Fu Monster as Bella
2018		Goddesses In The Flames Of War
2018		Animal World as Liu Qing
2018		Us and Them as Fang Xiaoxiao

2017		Goldbuster
2017		The Thousand Faces of Dunjia as Xiao Yuan
2017		National Treasure as 瑶
2017		Youth Inn
2017		City of Rock as Tongtong
2017		The Founding of an Army as Fan Guixia
2017		The Chinese Restaurant
2017		Shall I Compare You To a Spring Day as Xiao Hong
2017		Magic City as Xiao Yao
2017		This Is Not What I Expected as Gu Shengnan
2017		A Nail Clipper Romance as Emily
2017		Love & Life & Lie as Liu Xintong

2016		SoulMate as Li Ansheng
2016		Sparrow as Xu Bicheng
2016		Never Said Goodbye as Xiao You
2016		Lost in White as Zhou Xinyi
2016		Run for Love as Bai Qiezi
2016		Mr. Nian as 沙果 (voice)
2016		The New Year's Eve Of Old Lee
2016		Trump Card
2016		Everybody's Fine as Taxi Passenger

2015		Go Fridge
2015		The Ark Of Mr. Chow as Zhou Lan
2015		Go Fighting
2015		Life Unplugged
2015		Shanghai Noir as Hui Lan

2014		I Can I BB
2014		Breakup Buddies as Zhou Lijuan
2014		Chef Nic
2014		My Old Classmate as Zhou Xiao Zhi

2013

The Palace as Chen Xiang

2012

Miao Shan and the Minotaur

2011		The Allure of Tears
2011		The Road Of Exploring

2010

Under the Hawthorn Tree as Jing

1962

Golden Horse Awards as Self